By many-a-critic’s standard, ‘Industry Baby’ performer Lil Nas X and Justin Bieber were considered frontrunners for GRAMMY wins at the 2022 ceremony based on the commercial and critical reception of their respective 2021 albums – ‘Montero’ and ‘Justice.’
Yet, despite delivering two of the night’s most talked about performances (as we reported here), the showings would later prove to be the only time they graced the stage as both left the event empty-handed.